Open files annoyance

This annoyance has bothered me for several versions for WP.
When opening a new file, the size of the file name column will not stay set 
at the previously used setting - but rather reverts to a relatively narrow 
column. You can right click on the column heading bar and set "Size all 
columns to fit" or drag it wider - but otherwise the filename column is
just 
too narrow to be useful most of the time.

I would think there is a registry setting for this to set the width - 
because this is just an unnecessary annoyance as it is. Does anyone know 
what it is / or if there is one a registry setting - or a way to save the 
window column header width?

Thanks!
Dave 

David,

Please try this: set up your File Open display as you wish it; hold down 
the left CTRL key, and mouse-click on the [x] at top right to close the 
File Open dialog.



David James wrote:
> This annoyance has bothered me for several versions for WP.
> When opening a new file, the size of the file name column will not stay set

> at the previously used setting - but rather reverts to a relatively narrow

> column. You can right click on the column heading bar and set "Size
all 
> columns to fit" or drag it wider - but otherwise the filename column
is just 
> too narrow to be useful most of the time.
> 
> I would think there is a registry setting for this to set the width - 
> because this is just an unnecessary annoyance as it is. Does anyone know 
> what it is / or if there is one a registry setting - or a way to save the 
> window column header width?
> 
> Thanks!
> Dave 
> 
> 

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  Charles Rossiter
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David:
> Am I correct, in that some earlier versions, maybe WP9 and before, kept his

> layout info?
>
Only in the same way that X3 does.

You might try following Charles's instructions, but using Windows Explorer, 
with WP closed.

That is the only setting in which I have seen the idea proposed. If Charles 
says it should work within WP, then so it should (and so one would expect) but 
if that is not working for you then the more basic approach is worth a try.

Here's a routine with an extra step that apparently helped:
http://www.wpuniverse.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13303
-- 
Good wishes!
Roy Lewis
C_Tech volunteer
(UK)

Thanks, Charles, but unfortunately it didn't work.

Dave

"Charles Rossiter" <ctech@corel.ca> wrote in message 
news:47f8f9d7$1_3@cnews...
>
> David,
>
> Please try this: set up your File Open display as you wish it; hold down 
> the left CTRL key, and mouse-click on the [x] at top right to close the 
> File Open dialog.
>
>
>
> David James wrote:
>> This annoyance has bothered me for several versions for WP.
>> When opening a new file, the size of the file name column will not stay

>> set at the previously used setting - but rather reverts to a relatively

>> narrow column. You can right click on the column heading bar and set 
>> "Size all columns to fit" or drag it wider - but otherwise
the filename 
>> column is just too narrow to be useful most of the time.
>>
>> I would think there is a registry setting for this to set the width - 
>> because this is just an unnecessary annoyance as it is. Does anyone
know 
>> what it is / or if there is one a registry setting - or a way to save
the 
>> window column header width?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Dave
>
> -- 
>  Charles Rossiter
>  Volunteer C_Tech
> {Please respond to
>  news groups only}
> 

I tried several other similar things - and they didn't work either.

I did a cursory look through the registry - but didn't find anything either.

Am I correct, in that some earlier versions, maybe WP9 and before, kept his 
layout info?

"Charles Rossiter" <ctech@corel.ca> wrote in message 
news:47f8f9d7$1_3@cnews...
>
> David,
>
> Please try this: set up your File Open display as you wish it; hold down 
> the left CTRL key, and mouse-click on the [x] at top right to close the 
> File Open dialog.
>
>
>
> David James wrote:
>> This annoyance has bothered me for several versions for WP.
>> When opening a new file, the size of the file name column will not stay

>> set at the previously used setting - but rather reverts to a relatively

>> narrow column. You can right click on the column heading bar and set 
>> "Size all columns to fit" or drag it wider - but otherwise
the filename 
>> column is just too narrow to be useful most of the time.
>>
>> I would think there is a registry setting for this to set the width - 
>> because this is just an unnecessary annoyance as it is. Does anyone
know 
>> what it is / or if there is one a registry setting - or a way to save
the 
>> window column header width?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Dave
>
> -- 
>  Charles Rossiter
>  Volunteer C_Tech
> {Please respond to
>  news groups only}
>